Thoiry

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Thoiry

Total population

6,136

Air quality index

36Good

Coordinates46.24°, 5.98°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Thoiry is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

René-Édouard Claparède

Swiss zoologist (1832-1871)

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Isaac Anken

Swiss agronomist and politician (1885-1945)

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Marc Camoletti

architect (1857-1940)

Sándor Bonnaz

bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Csanád (1812-1889)

Jacques Benoit-Gonnin

French bishop

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Albert Fouilloux

French politician (1870-1953)

Charles Bonnet

Swiss egyptologist and specialist of the Kerma culture (1933-)

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Charles Duchemin

Swiss politician (1901-1986)

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Ernest-Henri David

Jean-Irénée Depéry

French bishop

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Jean Millet

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John Camoletti

Swiss architect (1848-1894)

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Marc Desoutter

French film director

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Émile Goy

French politician (1853–1925)

Ernest Naville

Swiss pastor, professor of the history of philosophy and Esperantist (1816-1909)

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Ernest Crépel

French politician (1856-1933)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

• Challex
  3.8 mi away · pop. 1,619
• Péron
  4.2 mi away · pop. 2,838
• Champfromier
  8.5 mi away · pop. 718
• Viry
  8.7 mi away · pop. 5,635
• Epagny
  11.1 mi away
• Divonne-les-Bains
  11.4 mi away · pop. 10,137
• Jonzier
  11.5 mi away · pop. 835
• Chaumont
  13.9 mi away · pop. 527
• Vétraz-Monthoux
  14 mi away · pop. 9,874
• Contamine-Sarzin
  14.6 mi away · pop. 741
• Charix
  14.6 mi away · pop. 279
• Arbent
  14.9 mi away · pop. 3,409

Browse all places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Lucanus cervus cervus

Lucanus cervus cervus

Seen 2026-06-28

Dwarf Cream Wave

Idaea fuscovenosa

Seen 2026-06-28

Orange-bar Grass-veneer

Chrysocrambus linetella

Seen 2026-06-28

Orange-belted Plumehorn

Volucella inflata

Seen 2026-06-27

Eurasian Coot

Fulica atra

Seen 2026-06-27

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

Seen 2026-06-27

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Seen 2026-06-27

Mute Swan

Cygnus olor

Seen 2026-06-27

Long-legged Tabby

Synaphe punctalis

Seen 2026-06-27

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Thoiry, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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